Good Agricultural Practices Fieldworker – Train the Trainer
Program Highlights
Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) are critical to improve food safety with all produce. Great training skills will increase retention of the information so employees can consistently improve food safety. This program is designed to provide Fieldworker Food Safety Information and make the trainer aware of their presentation skills so they can become a more effective communicator.
- Learn how to effectively deliver Food Safety training
- Receive all the materials you need to deliver training in both Spanish and English
- Learn how GAPs fit into the Food Safety Plan
- Learn why Harvesters are the highest risk to Food Safety AND the number one defense as well
What You’ll Learn
- Best practices of when, where, and how to train Food Safety GAPs
- Fundamental Communication Principles
- Key elements of great communication and training failures
- Effective ways to communicate Food Safety information
- Combining informative, persuasive, and how-to approaches to increase retention
- General Good Agricultural Practices
- Food Safety Requirements of the Grower and/or Farm Labor Contractor
Who Should Attend
- Growers, Farm Labor Contractors, Supervisors, Safety Supervisors/Coordinators, or anyone who will be delivering Food Safety Training to fieldworkers.
Please click the following for a downloadable flyer for the January trainings: GAP-Fieldworker-TTT-2-24-26
Please click the following for a downloadable flyer for the March trainings at Cuesta College: Grant Funded PSA and TTT March 2026
Cost
$25.00
Additional information
Dates & Times
March 10, 2026– SPANISH CLASS CANCELLED- Tuesday. 8:00 am – 12:00 pm.
- Registration close date: March 6, 2026
- March 11, 2026 – ENGLISH (Cuesta College – San Luis Obispo)
- Wednesday. 8:00 am – 12:00 pm.
- Registration close date: March 6, 2026
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Cost/Eligibility
$25
This price is for qualifying California Specialty Crop companies, producers, managers and laborers. Click here to view crops that are eligible for this designation (page 4). When you check out, you will be asked what commodity you grow/work with.
Location
March 10 & 11, 2026:
Cuesta College – San Luis Obispo
CA-1
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Room TBA
Trainer
Ed Fifield – English
Rick Hernandez- Spanish
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Questions and Cancellation Policy
Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or trainingcenter@cos.edu
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